Mysuru: Woman author Nemichandra said that it was late writer Vijaya Dabbe who introduced feminism amongst us in the 1970s and 80s and the writer promoted it both in her life and writings. She was speaking at the programme organised by Samatha Adhyayana Kendra to present Vijaya Dabbe Literary Award to Shivamogga-based poetess Savitha Nagabushan …
Calling owners of seized vehicles
June 2, 2025Mysuru: As there are no takers for various types of vehicles seized by the Traffic Police on account of traffic violations, the V.V. Puram Traffic Police have asked the owners of these vehicles to take back possession of their vehicles by submitting the required documents. The vehicles are parked in V.V. Puram Traffic Police Station…
Geospatial land survey training for ULB Officers begins at ATI
June 2, 2025Mysuru: The second phase of capacity-building training under the NAKSHA (NAtional geospatial Knowledge-based land Survey of urban HAbitations) programme commenced this morning at the Administrative Training Institute (ATI) on Lalitha Mahal Road in Mysuru. This week-long training is being conducted simultaneously at five Centres of Excellence (CoEs) across the country, with ATI being one of…
Don’t view Kamal Haasan’s statement through emotional lens: Actor Kishore
June 2, 2025Mysuru: Actor Kishore Kumar yesterday urged people not to interpret Kamal Haasan’s recent remarks on the Kannada language emotionally, stating that such discussions should be approached intellectually rather than sentimentally. Reacting to the veteran actor’s statement that “Kannada was born out of Tamil,” Kishore said, “There is no need to consider the statement offensive. Instead,…
Palace illumination for Nalwadi Jayanti
June 2, 2025Mysuru: Mysore Palace Board will be celebrating Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Jayanti by offering floral tribute to a portrait of Nalwadi in front of Sri Lakshmiramanaswamy Temple in the Palace premises on June 4 at 8.30 am. As part of the celebrations, Palace will be illuminated from 7 pm to 8 pm on the said…
BAI to hold series of events to celebrate World Environment Month from June 5
June 2, 2025Mysuru: Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, as part of World Environment Month will be conducting a series of impactful events aimed at raising environmental awareness and engaging the community across age groups and sectors from June 5 in city. The celebration will be inaugurated with “A Day with an Icon’ featuring U.N. Ravikumar,…
Staging of play ‘Robi’s Garden’ and book launch on June 8
June 2, 2025Mysuru: The Lions Club of Mysore West presents an evening of literature and theatre with internationally acclaimed playwright and theatre director Vijay Padaki on June 8 (Sunday) at 4.30 pm at Lions Sevaniketan School, 5th Cross, Gokulam 3rd Stage, Mysuru. Vijay Padaki will launch two volumes of his newly published short stories collection books (The…
Weather monitoring network in disrepair: Most rain gauges in key districts defunct
June 1, 2025158 of 280 rain gauges not working in Mysuru; 56 of 104 in Kodagu; 109 of 243 in Mandya Kushalnagar: The South West Monsoon has arrived early in Karnataka, bringing heavy to very heavy rainfall across most regions. Yet, the State Government appears woefully unprepared, with over 3,533 of the 6,533 (54 percent) Telemetric Rain…
Govt. promises repairs, but monsoon will pass before action
June 1, 2025Kushalnagar: Reacting to the widespread failure of Telemetric Rain Gauges (TRGs) across Gram Panchayats, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) Director S. Honnamba told Star of Mysore that Revenue Minister Krishna Byregowda and the Principal Secretary of the Revenue Department recently conducted a comprehensive review of all TRGs and weather stations. The operational status…
Echo of deaths in Mandya, Davangere : Police barred from random vehicle checks on roads
June 1, 2025Bengaluru: Karnataka Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Dr. M.A. Saleem has issued strict new guidelines directing Police personnel across the State to refrain from conducting random vehicle checks without valid reasons. In a circular dated Saturday, May 31, Dr. Saleem cited two recent incidents: On May 26 in Mandya, a toddler was…















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